All Entries in the "Mental Disorders" Category
What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder And How Can One Combat It?
What we colloquially call the winter blues or winter depression is called Seasonal Affective Disorder and it is something that affects many during the dark winter months. It is also sometimes referred to as cabin fever.
Less frequently, Seasonal affective disorder (or SAD as it is known) can afflict a person in [...]
Control Blood Pressure To Avoid Dementia
If the thought of heart attack does not scare you, perhaps the thought of dementia may? Now according to researchers, there is one more reason to control hypertension; to reduce risk of dementia.
According to a new research, brain scans that revealed certain scarring of the brain was seen to be linked to future development of [...]
Heavy Internet Use Linked To Depression
Researchers have found that there is a link between excessive internet use and depression.
It was reported by this Fox News article, that the more time one spends on the internet, the more likely it makes you depressed; the less likely you would be happy.
The depression is also linked to addiction. It was found that the [...]
Panic Attacks Can Be Treated By Curing The Cause
Every individual is unique. Individuals vary from one another by attitude, personality and behavior while other people are mainly influenced by the type of society a person has.
Another factor that affects an individual’s personality is their life experiences.
Some people suffer from their own experiences, especially those traumatic ones. One of the [...]
5 Foods That Can Help With Depression
It sure seems that anymore we could use food to cure our ailments instead of prescription medications and health supplements, doesn’t it?
We now have foods that can induce labor, foods that relieve the intestines, foods that increase our metabolism and now, foods that can help with symptoms of depression.
Many of the [...]
What Is Trichotillomania?
A mental condition that drives people to irresistibly pull out their own hair is known as Trichotillomania.
Trichotillomania which is sometimes seen as a ‘bad habit’ or a tic, is usually classified as an impulse control disorder or a obsessive compulsive disorder.
Though some clinicians consider this an addiction, others see it as [...]
Infections Speed Up Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s Patients
Researchers found a protein responsible for activating the immune system when an infection like cold or stomach bug takes place, is also involved in transmission of signals between brain cells.
According to study published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, getting infections like cold or stomach bug may lead to increased memory [...]
When You Are An Adult With Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder is no longer a disorder known to small children. It is now common in a great number of adults.
Keeping up with your chores at home may seem hard for you to do. You may also be having a hard time getting your life to come together.
Managing your [...]
Web-Based Psychotherapy May Work Effective For Depression Treatment
A new study suggests that web based psychotherapy with therapist and patient texting each other in real time can be effective to solve various mental health issues like depression.
Online psychotherapy adds to growing body of practice and research involving in technology based treatments for mental health problems.
Researchers say that online psychotherapy can potentially give millions [...]
Study: Seizures Not Common In Alzheimer Disease
Though seizures are most common in Alzheimer’s patients, recent reports of Archives Of Neurology suggests that they are not actually a common feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Recent study found that only about 1.5% of AD patients developed seizures over an average of 3 years after diagnosis of the condition. The incidence of the seizures observed [...]
